Global Patent Index - EP 0819954 A3

EP 0819954 A3 19980225 -

Publication

EP 0819954 A3 19980225

Application

EP 97305261 A 19970715

Priority

JP 18514996 A 19960715

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0819954A2] The present invention relates to an image input apparatus comprising a fiber optic plate and a light source for illuminating an entrance surface of the fiber optic plate. In order to obtain a vivid image, the image input apparatus according to the present invention comprises a specific structure for holding the light source at a predetermined position such that a luminous flux from the light source is made incident on the entrance surface of the fiber optic plate from a direction deviating from an angle region by which stray light can be incident on the entrance surface. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G02B 6/06; G02B 6/08

IPC 8 full level

G02B 6/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G02B 6/08 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0819954 A2 19980121; EP 0819954 A3 19980225; EP 0819954 B1 20040121; DE 69727266 D1 20040226; DE 69727266 T2 20041125; US 5875025 A 19990223

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97305261 A 19970715; DE 69727266 T 19970715; US 89183897 A 19970714